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(CHICAGO) A man has been charged in connection with a robbery that led to a high-speed chase and a crash that left two dead and four Chicago police officers injured. Michael Cokes of Alsip is charged ...

(CHICAGO) A Chicago man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the 2014 slaying of a cab driver. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office says 19-year-old Clint Massey was sentenced...

(MANTENO) A veterans’ home in central Illinois is thanking Vietnam War veterans with a weekend ceremony. The Daily Journal reports that the Saturday event in Manteno will include a missing man c...

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 331/333 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 419 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 333 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ THIS MORNING FOR THE ...

By John Newsome (CNN) A war among criminals rages on in America’s third-largest city, with innocent residents caught in the crossfire. Over the holiday weekend, Chicago passed an ominous thresho...

(CHICAGO) Drivers are advised to avoid the Grant Park area downtown as several street closures are already in place ahead of the Taste of Chicago. The Taste of Chicago will be open from 11 a.m. until ...

By Bill Cameron WLS-AM 890 News (CHICAGO) A state legislator, congressman, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser has died. Democrat Abner Mikva passed away Monday at the age of 90. Mikva wa...

(CHICAGO) Chicago police say two officers were injured when someone threw a firecracker at their squad car. Local media report the incident happened around 4:20 p.m. Sunday in the city’s South S...

(CHICAGO) Four men were killed and at least 51 other people, including three children, were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Two children, 8-year-old Corey ...

Meteorologist Jeff Eno WLS-AM Tuesday, July 5th, 2016 PATCHY FOG TO START NEAR THE LAKE…WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS Today | A mix of clouds and sun. High 86 Tonight | Partl...